...the role of the prompter is to stay out of sight of the audience, such as in the wings or behind the props, and to constantly watch the script while closely watching the actors' performances so that if the actor makes a mistake or mispronounces a line, or if he stumbles over his lines, he can immediately whisper the correct line. In modern, traditional Western theaters, there is a space for a prompter in the center of the front edge of the stage, called a prompt box. In Japan, a box was installed at the Tsukiji Little Theater, which opened in 1924, and it was around that time that the foreign word "prompter" became popular. *Some of the terminology that mentions "prompt-box" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…舞台袖(そで)または装置の陰など,観衆から見えない場所にいて,俳優のせりふのきっかけのまちがいや言いちがい,またせりふがつかえたりしたとき,即座に正しいせりふを小声で教えられるように,絶えず上演台本をみながら俳優の演技に注目する役割。欧米近代の伝統的劇場には舞台前端中央にプロンプターのための場所があり,プロンプト・ボックスprompt‐boxという。日本では1924年創立の築地小劇場にボックスが設置されており,プロンプターという外来語が普及するのもそのころからである。… ※「prompt-box」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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